Against euthanasia summary

They believe that every human being is the creation of God, and that this imposes certain limits on us. We also use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you. It’s a classic case of ‘playing the man instead of the ball’. Against euthanasia summary. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the BBC website. A coalition, assembled to oppose the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted-suicide in New Zealand, has been formally launched today at a function at Parliament. Life is full of blessings, challenges and opportunities.

This page sets out the arguments against allowing euthanasia. The present attempt to make euthanasia and assisted-suicide legal in New Zealand is a matter of extremely serious concern. Could euthanasia ever be safely regulated? Would legalising euthanasia have knock-on effects?

As the spokesperson of a Catholic bioethics centre, there are some who discount my message because of my religious affiliation rather than on the basis of its merits. Even dying brings its own unique blessings, challenges and opportunities. However, if you would like to, you can at any time. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.

Baroness Ilora Finlay is a doctor, professor of palliative medicine at Cardiff University and an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords. Their argument is that it would be wrong for us to do so. We want to encourage you to take the time to become fully informed about this very important issue. They know that we can do it because God has given us free will.

Religious people don't argue that we can't kill ourselves, or get others to do it. Our lives are not only our lives for us to do with as we see fit. She explains to Michael Fitzsimons how her opposition to euthanasia is not on religious grounds, but entirely a matter of public safety. It's possible to argue about the way we've divided up the arguments, and many arguments could fall into more categories than we've used.

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